host

1n-countThe host at a party is the person who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment.Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there...

2verbIf someone hosts a party, dinner, or other function, they have invited the guests and provide the food, drink, or entertainment.Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests.V n

3n-countA country, city, or organization that is the host of an event provides the facilities for that event to take place.oft N nBarcelona was chosen to be host of the 1992 Olympic games.

4verbIf a country, city, or organization hosts an event, they provide the facilities for the event to take place.Cannes hosts the annual film festival.V n

5If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.♦
play host to sth/sbphraseV inflectsThe Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.

6n-countThe host of a radio or television show is the person who introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it.usu with supp
(=presenter)I am host of a live radio programme.

7verbThe person who hosts a radio or television show introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it.She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio.V n

8quantA hostof things is a lot of them.
(=multitude)A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel...

9n-countA host or a host computer is the main computer in a network of computers, which controls the most important files and programs.oft N n

10n-countThe host of a parasite is the plant or animal which it lives on or inside and from which it gets its food.(TECHNICAL)oft N nWhen the eggs hatch the larvae eat the living flesh of the host animal.

11n-countTheHost is the bread which is used to represent the body of Christ in Christian church services such as Holy Communion.(TECHNICAL)usu sing, the N

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